Faculty Recital Series: Michael Rowlett, Clarinet

Arts and Culture: Michael Rowlett, clarinet, and Stacy Rodgers, piano, perform a colorful selection of pieces inspired by popular music.

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The second concert of the Faculty Recital Series features clarinetist Michael Rowlett and pianist Stacy Rodgers, performing a colorful selection of pieces inspired by popular music. The program includes a sonata for clarinet and piano by contemporary American composer Kenji Bunch. TitledCookbook, Bunch’s work will be performed alongside a short film by Joe York, featuring images from his work with the Southern Foodways Alliance.

The recital will also include a performance of X, a concerto for clarinet by Scott McAllister that was inspired by Seattle “grunge” music, particularly the songs of Nirvana. The program is rounded out with a suite of music originally written for the BBC television program “The Victorian Kitchen Garden” and Argentine composer Carlos Guastavino’s lyrical Tonada y Cueca. Don’t miss this innovative and exciting program!

Tickets: $8 general admission, $5 for students.

This concert is approved for attendance credit for Music 100 and Music 103.